Mycenaean Atlas Project

Distance to the Coast

Nearest-shore distances for the selected Atlas sites, shown spatially and as a statistical distribution.

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Sites returned 112
Mean distance 32,906 m
Median distance 22,714 m
Observed range 23–185,043 m

Sites and nearest shoreline

Each ochre connection runs from an Atlas site to the shoreline point used for its recorded coast distance.

Site Nearest shore point Measured connection
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Frequency of shore distances

Histogram of recorded nearest-shore distances for the returned sites.

Sites in distance order

Observed distances from low to high, with the exponential rank fit retained from the earlier report.

f(x) = e^(0.069 × x + 5.173) · r = 0.93264

Site-to-shore measurements

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112 sites
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1 C5051 Tell Tayinat Sherds 36.24816 36.37578 41,889.50 36.59322 36.18921
2 C6204 Tell Alalakh/Atchana Settlement 36.24010 36.38229 42,945.10 36.59322 36.18921
3 C6205 Tell Ashdod Settlement 31.75790 34.65898 4,328.60 31.77446 34.61760
4 C6206 Beit Shean Settlement 32.50424 35.50312 55,511.30 32.81179 35.03686
5 C6207 Beth Shemesh (Ain Shems) Settlement 31.75034 34.97501 31,852.00 31.86121 34.66461
6 C6208 Byblos Settlement 34.11878 35.64594 166.40 34.11943 35.64431
7 C6209 Tell Gezer Settlement 31.85906 34.92149 22,182.70 31.93812 34.70604
8 C6210 Kamid el-Loz Settlement 33.62374 35.82095 36,293.70 33.71151 35.44367
9 C6211 Ras Shamra Settlement 35.60179 35.78331 1,016.30 35.60845 35.77563
10 C6213 Tel Megiddo Settlement 32.58502 35.18436 25,138.00 32.60450 34.91732
11 C6214 Tell Beit Mirsim Settlement 31.45578 34.90985 41,700.70 31.66168 34.54258
12 C6215 Tell Hazor Settlement 33.01667 35.56694 39,396.90 33.17092 35.18673
13 C6216 Tell Abu Hawam Settlement 32.80288 35.01980 1,001.30 32.80856 35.02810
14 C6217 Tell el-Ajjul Settlement 31.46825 34.40433 1,804.40 31.47788 34.38904
15 C6219 Tell Soukas/Sukas Settlement 35.30603 35.92273 94.60 35.30687 35.92287
16 C6220 Sabuniye Settlement 36.08388 36.00173 4,781.90 36.06741 35.95264
17 C6430 Carchemish (Jerablus) Pottery 36.82972 38.01500 161,327.30 36.77180 36.20648
18 C6431 Tell Emar (Meskene) Pottery 35.98714 38.11035 185,043.30 36.59813 36.19225
19 C6432 Umm el-Marra Pottery 36.13379 37.69382 144,178.50 36.59813 36.19225
20 C6433 Çatal Höyük/Hüyük Pottery 36.29767 36.54572 45,842.10 36.59322 36.18921
21 C6434 Ras el-Bassit Pottery 35.85166 35.82499 105.30 35.85218 35.82402
22 C6435 Minet el-Beida Tomb 35.60541 35.77338 195.90 35.60715 35.77303
23 C6436 Ras ibn Hani Pottery 35.58649 35.73773 250.50 35.58427 35.73729
24 C6437 Latakia: Ramitha Sherds 35.58325 35.72950 146.60 35.58200 35.72998
25 C6439 Tell er Ridan Pottery 31.38140 34.28609 49.40 31.38176 34.28579
26 C6440 Tell Far‘a South (Sharuhen) Pottery 31.28172 34.48213 20,982.10 31.41383 34.32471
27 C6441 Gerar (Tell Jemmeh) Pottery 31.38715 34.44544 10,574.70 31.44835 34.36030
28 C6442 Deir el-Balah Pottery 31.42599 34.34770 679.10 31.42968 34.34201
29 C6443 Arab al-Mulk Pottery 35.26716 35.92561 81.50 35.26683 35.92481
30 C6444 Tell Daruk (Usnu) Pottery 35.26972 35.94639 1,672.20 35.26131 35.93114
31 C6445 Tell Nahr al-‘Arab Pottery 35.63165 35.80533 1,847.30 35.63311 35.78499
32 C6446 Tell Kazel Pottery 34.70854 35.98634 3,585.80 34.69641 35.95004
33 C6447 Tell Hayat/Hayyat Pottery 32.42181 35.57999 64,883.50 32.52912 34.90089
34 C6448 Tell ‘Arqa Pottery 34.53049 36.04661 5,364.20 34.53878 35.98898
35 C6449 Khan Sheikoun Pottery 35.44342 36.64627 66,106.40 35.38532 35.92109
36 C6450 Hamah Pottery 35.13583 36.74973 72,848.20 35.20026 35.95307
37 C6451 Qatna (Mishrife or Tell al-Mishrifeh) Pottery 34.83427 36.86404 84,226.90 34.61167 35.98420
38 C6452 Tell Al-Wawiya or Tell Ouaouieh Pottery 34.62564 36.57647 53,849.60 34.57548 35.99194
39 C6453 Qadesh (Tell Nebi Mend) Pottery 34.55685 36.51920 48,307.40 34.56221 35.99229
40 C6455 Beirut (Center) Pottery 33.89786 35.50759 294.40 33.90017 35.50917
41 C6456 Amman Airport Pottery 31.97069 35.98159 113,309.20 32.24185 34.82333
42 C6457 Gharifeh/Garife Pottery 33.63522 35.56158 13,556.50 33.69857 35.43662
43 C6458 Minet el-Rouman/Roumman Pottery 33.55029 35.36782 545.00 33.55310 35.36301
44 C6459 Qraye/Qraiye Pottery 33.54000 35.41667 4,894.20 33.55772 35.36839
45 C6460 Sarepta (Sarafand) Pottery 33.46208 35.29017 105.20 33.46275 35.28936
46 C6461 Akko/Acre/Tall Fakhar Pottery 32.92235 35.08833 1,002.10 32.91836 35.07872
47 C6462 Tell es-Saliyeh/Salihiyeh Pottery 31.45471 35.92070 127,006.50 31.93812 34.70604
48 C6463 Khirbit Selim or Khirbet Selm Pottery 33.23022 35.42546 19,862.40 33.23628 35.21227
49 C6464 Deir Khabie or Dayr Khabiya Pottery 33.36045 36.16146 76,209.20 33.60920 35.39671
50 C6465 Tell ‘Ain Sherif (Cherif) Pottery 33.89124 36.02615 37,283.40 33.99775 35.64337
51 C6466 Tell el Ghassil Pottery 33.92040 36.07157 40,462.80 33.99778 35.64338
52 C6467 Khirbet al-Urema (Chinnereth/Gennesaret/Tell Kinarot) Pottery 32.86973 35.53988 43,063.20 32.90629 35.08125
53 C6468 Tyre Pottery 33.27062 35.19461 213.00 33.27005 35.19242
54 C6469 Tell Dan Pottery 33.24856 35.65253 40,939.10 33.46436 35.29600
55 C6470 Tell Bir el-Gharbi Pottery 32.90116 35.16925 8,243.70 32.90629 35.08125
56 C6471 Tel Qashish (Qasis) Pottery 32.68517 35.10953 15,646.10 32.80861 35.02962
57 C6472 Tell Qiri Pottery 32.64460 35.11630 17,764.60 32.65754 34.92739
58 C6473 Tell Yoqne‘am Pottery 32.66428 35.10888 16,414.10 32.71178 34.94301
59 C6474 Afula (Tel‘Afula) Pottery 32.61043 35.29010 32,634.20 32.81179 35.03686
60 C6475 Tell Kadesh Pottery 32.55954 35.21623 28,450.30 32.59909 34.91657
61 C6476 Tell Ta‘anakh or Tell Ta‘annek Pottery 32.52134 35.21904 29,403.60 32.57107 34.91129
62 C6477 Tell Dothan Pottery 32.41291 35.23867 33,777.50 32.46448 34.88436
63 C6478 Tell el-Farah (North) Pottery 32.28658 35.33962 46,162.30 32.38496 34.86283
64 C6479 Tell Ash‘ari Pottery 32.74335 36.01433 89,086.80 32.89795 35.07995
65 C6480 Tell Irbid Pottery 32.55817 35.84681 80,339.20 32.85261 35.06374
66 C6481 Pella (Tabaqat Fahil/Fahl) Pottery 32.45264 35.61715 67,510.10 32.81179 35.03686
67 C6482 Tell es Saidiyeh Pottery 32.26775 35.57663 68,344.90 32.41525 34.87122
68 C6483 Deir Alla Pottery 32.19653 35.62097 74,182.70 32.34419 34.85241
69 C6484 Bethel: Beitin Pottery 31.92732 35.23910 47,668.50 32.06212 34.75985
70 C6485 Dahrat al-Humrayah Pottery 31.93294 34.74504 3,646.70 31.94460 34.70897
71 C6486 Tell Lachish (Tell ed Duweir) Pottery 31.56508 34.84883 30,322.30 31.69840 34.56984
72 C6487 Tel Afek/Aphek (ancient Antipatris) Pottery 32.10506 34.93041 13,826.90 32.14087 34.78997
73 C6488 Ashdod-Yam E 16 Pottery 31.76989 34.61554 58.50 31.77010 34.61497
74 C6489 Tel Ashkelon Settlement 31.66187 34.54516 201.40 31.66276 34.54332
75 C6490 Atlit Sherds 32.70494 34.93443 49.60 32.70460 34.93408
76 C6491 Dor (Tell el-Burj) Pottery 32.61634 34.91660 39.40 32.61599 34.91665
77 C6492 Bir Abu Sariya (El ‘Arish (Tell esh-Shari‘a) Pottery 31.23381 34.08363 701.60 31.23950 34.08046
78 C6493 Madeba/Madaba Pottery 31.71598 35.79543 105,189.80 32.06212 34.75985
79 C6494 Qudur el Walaida Pottery 31.33268 34.48355 17,245.90 31.43113 34.34343
80 C6495 Tel Mikhal Pottery 32.16004 34.79778 262.10 32.15996 34.79499
81 C6496 Tell Miqne/Muqanna/Makna Settlement 31.78022 34.85115 19,783.90 31.84930 34.65845
82 C6497 Tell Mor Pottery 31.82298 34.65651 962.10 31.82639 34.64716
83 C6498 Tell Nagila (Najilah) Pottery 31.50264 34.75801 26,796.30 31.63702 34.52359
84 C6499 Tell Nami Pottery 32.66057 34.92554 29.00 32.66083 34.92553
85 C6500 Tell Sera‘ (Tell esh-Shari‘a) Pottery 31.39091 34.68021 27,594.30 31.54651 34.45397
86 C6501 Tell Sippor (Zippor) or Tell et-Tuyur Pottery 31.65459 34.73380 15,944.60 31.72083 34.58455
87 C6502 Umm ad-Dananir Pottery 32.94531 35.81933 64,138.50 33.17385 35.18824
88 C6503 Yavneh-Yam Pottery 31.92275 34.69336 23.20 31.92293 34.69348
89 C6504 Khirbet Judur Pottery 31.63316 35.09591 47,621.30 31.82639 34.64716
90 C6505 Tell Jatt Pottery 32.97388 35.23344 14,071.00 33.00171 35.08644
91 C6506 Gibeon (el Jib) Pottery 31.84772 35.18170 45,657.90 31.97825 34.72363
92 C6507 Tell es Safiyeh/Safi/Zafit Pottery 31.70213 34.84768 23,106.50 31.79398 34.62878
93 C6508 Tell Eran (Erani) or Tell esh-Sheikh Ahmed el-‘Areini Pottery 31.61161 34.78598 22,574.60 31.70733 34.57593
94 C6509 Sahab Pottery 31.92575 36.09848 125,302.50 32.23349 34.82060
95 C6510 Shechem (Tell Balata) Pottery 32.21370 35.28225 42,687.50 32.30302 34.84126
96 C6511 Khirbet Rabud Pottery 31.43221 35.01492 51,485.50 31.68715 34.56203
97 C6512 Tell Burgatha (Khirbet Ibreiktas) Pottery 32.42460 34.88829 1,356.10 32.42724 34.87420
98 C6513 Tell Yin‘am Pottery 32.71615 35.52153 45,451.40 32.85802 35.06611
99 C6514 Tell el Hesi (Hasi) Pottery 31.54722 34.72998 21,837.90 31.65104 34.53455
100 C6515 Tell Haror Pottery 31.37988 34.60582 22,854.00 31.50249 34.41282
101 C6516 Tell Hesban/Hisban or Heshbon Pottery 31.80083 35.80889 103,061.20 32.10246 34.77726
102 C6517 ‘Izbet Zartah Pottery 32.10435 34.96411 16,905.10 32.14734 34.79212
103 C6518 Jericho Pottery 31.85590 35.45895 69,902.40 32.06212 34.75985
104 C6519 Tell Aron/Aharon Sherds 30.79280 34.46830 61,624.70 31.25909 34.12008
105 C6520 Tell Batash Pottery 31.78473 34.91126 24,818.90 31.87316 34.67036
106 C6521 Tell Gerisa (Jerishe) Pottery 32.09145 34.80784 3,133.50 32.10246 34.77726
107 C6522 Tell Mevorakh Pottery 32.53387 34.92692 2,345.70 32.54131 34.90353
108 C6523 Tel es-Samak or Shiqmona Pottery 32.82447 34.95558 91.00 32.82483 34.95470
109 C6524 Al Khabrah (El-Harruba?) Pottery 30.93319 34.21653 36,014.90 31.22074 34.04339
110 C6525 Jerusalem Pottery 31.77806 35.24167 53,647.60 31.95141 34.71220
111 C6526 Lebanon: Cache Artifacts 34.58101 36.26306 24,855.00 34.57521 35.99197
112 C6695 Tell Tweini/Gibala Settlement 35.37167 35.93639 1,621.10 35.36826 35.91903